Read it. Is anyone beside me bothered by the blithe assumption that a “congressional investigation” (staff report prepared by young lawyers) has any credibility when it decides that an organization run by ex-special-forces personnel were wrong about whether or not their people were qualified for what was essentially a military operation?

This is like the Post Office criticizing FedEx for inefficency.

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It turns out that there are rules governed by physics to explain why the best distance runners look so different from the best swimmers or rowers and why being big is beneficial for some sports and not others.

Imagine that. Whoda thunkit?

Of course, I wouldn’t want to be in this guy’s shoes when the feminists get through with him. He’ll be facing three to five as Hillary’s towel-boy.

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Read it. Can’t say that I buy the premise, but it’s an interesting notion. Of course, being the Boston Globe, I suspect that they primarily want us to forget about Bill Clinton, so Hillary can have a walk to the White House. But that’s me.

Read it. Pretty sad, when even the New York Times recognizes a program as being dim-witted.

The economics of corn ethanol have never made much sense. Rather than importing cheap Brazilian ethanol made from sugar cane, the United States slaps a tariff of 54 cents a gallon on ethanol from Brazil. Then the government provides a tax break of 51 cents a gallon to American ethanol producers — on top of the generous subsidies that corn growers already receive under the farm program.

Oh, it makes perfect sense — if you realize that it’s all about buying votes in the farm states.

Read it. One of the distinguishing characteristics of “civilization” is a maudlin reverence for evolutionary losers. Although it universally extends to all living things and the furry little beasts of the forests, it becomes strangely selective when it comes to cultural phenomena.

Read it. What a surprise — businesses that cater to illegal immigrants see their business drop when illegal immigrants are forced out. Boy, what a shocker. Note the ill-concealed threat: Pass laws against treating illegal immigrants as if they were legal, and we’ll sue you into poverty. OF COURSE that’s the fault of the people who passed the laws, not the people doing the suing, right?

“People in many towns are now weighing the social, economic and legal costs of pursuing these ordinances,” he said.

Yeah, and people threatened by Mafia extortionists are weighing the costs of getting their legs broken, too. Doesn’t affect the morality of the situation.

Read it. This is knowledge that every American ought to have. Unfortunately, most of them have to take off their shoes to count past 10. I’m often deeply frightened by the sort of people who are allowed to vote in this country.